During the June 18 meeting of the Henryetta Lions Club, member Colleen Fowler was the guest speaker. She discussed her duties as the District Secretary and her hopes that the Henryetta club would be m...

Henryetta City Council approved $3,750 for the Nichols Park Disc Golf Course at their June 18 regular meeting. Joshua Craig with the Nichols Park Disc Golf Association submitted the request for the pu...

Earlier this year, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 539 in Henryetta held a Flag Drive to raise money for the purchase of new U.S. flags that are placed on veterans graves during Memorial Day. The ...

Muscogee (Creek) Nation Principal Chief James Floyd announced Wednesday he would not seek re-election to the post he has held since 2015. In a written statement provided to citizens and members of the...

Registration deadline for the 2019 Henryetta Labor Day and Baby pageants is Wednesday, Aug. 14. The baby pageant will be held on Saturday, Aug. 17 at 10 a.m. and Miss Labor Day will be held at 7 p.m. ...

Area youth are invited to attend First Family Federal Credit Union’s (FFFCU) annual free summer program, Budget or Bust that will be held in “The Briefcase” located at 313 West Main Street in Henryett...

Eufaula’s Legacy on Main Street will present The Best of Motown & More on Saturday, July 6 at 224 N. Main Street in Eufaula. Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. and the show follows at 7:30 p.m. AJSR, William ...

WASHINGTON – Two members of Oklahoma’s congressional delegation saw floor action this week on their legislation, and House members cast a significant vote in the on-going battle between Democrats and ...

MUSKOGEE - Henri Michelle Piette, age 63, recently was found guilty by a federal jury of Kidnapping and Travel with Intent to Engage in Sexual Act with a Juvenile. The verdict was reached on Thursday ...

An Okmulgee nursing home has received a national award that recognizes quality improvements. Rebold Manor was awarded a 2019 Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award from the American Health Care Associat...

Beau Evans Family Dentistry in Henryetta changed over to Spring Dental on June 10. Dr. Evans recently announced that he will be working as a full-time dentist in Tulsa. “This has been a very difficult...

Twenty-five available beds are being added to the Patrick E. Moore Detention Facility in Okmulgee. According to Okmulgee County Jail Director Sam McCoy, the jail is not undergoing major construction. ...

An Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office deputy had a busy time over the weekend resulting in two arrests. The first call came in on June 15 at around 1:20 a.m. According to an affidavit, the deputy was ca...

For the ninth year, the Oklahoma Hall of Fame will award one Oklahoma high school senior the $6,000 Oklahoma Hall of Fame Scholarship. The scholarship, which is dispersed to the winning student over f...

Okmulgee Police Department (OPD) is seeking help to identify a person suspected in a burglary of a local business. On May 10, just after 5 a.m., the OPD took a burglary report from Aaron’s Furniture, ...

Henryetta Chamber of Commerce welcomed guest speaker Oklahoma Department of Labor (ODOL) Commissioner Leslie Osborn to the regular meeting on June 17. Osborn discussed responsiblities and tasks that t...

Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) Trooper Brad Stuteville announced a fatality collision occurred on June 17 at 10:35 p.m. on Hwy. 62 about 2 miles east of Castle in Okfuskee County. According to the acci...

My pointer-finger touched the rotary disc. I dialed the figures scrawled on the paper before me. “A job lead, maybe?” The seconds taking me to dial had me reflecting, “Boy oh boy, just yesterday it se...

Thlopthlocco Tribal Town (TTT) Moderate Rehabilitation and Repair Program will host a pre-bid review meeting on Tuesday, June 18 at 1 p.m. in the South Community Building for all construction contract...

Editor’s Note: Last week, Okmulgee County District Attorney Carol Iski was informed that Okmulgee County elected officials were overpaid by $382,403. The salaries, exceeding what state statutes curren...